| 100% | PANDG | 5 | Consumer products giant that makes Tide, for short |
| 68% | PANDG | 5 | Consumer giant that makes Bounty, for short |
| 56% | PANDG | 5 | Company that makes Tide/Bounty/Pampers, for short |
| 52% | PANDG | 5 | Consumer products giant, for short ... or a hint to the answers to the eight starred clues |
| 43% | CAM | 3 | Device that makes you say "cheese," for short |
| 43% | PERM | 4 | Salon treatment that makes hair curly, for short |
| 43% | IDOL | 4 | Show that made Kelly Clarkson famous, for short |
| 41% | CAMO | 4 | Combat apparel that makes it easier to hide, for short |
| 40% | NITRO | 5 | Fuel that makes a car engine go super-fast, for short |
| 40% | CAMO | 4 | Pattern that makes hunters or soldiers hard to see, for short |
| 40% | BIC | 3 | Company that makes products for writers, smokers and guys with no beards |
| 40% | OLDS | 4 | Former car company that made the Toronado and the Cutlass, for short |
| 40% | OLDS | 4 | Former car company that made the Achieva and the Cutlass, for short |
| 39% | OLDS | 4 | Former carmaker that made the Cutlass Supreme for over 30 years, for short |
| 38% | PANDG | 5 | Consumer products giant, briefly |
| 37% | ACS | 3 | Products made by Friedrich, for short |
| 36% | ROCHE | 5 | Pharmaceutical giant that makes Valium |
| 36% | ROCHE | 5 | Pharmaceutical giant that makes Tamiflu |
| 36% | ROCHE | 5 | Pharmaceutical giant that makes Boniva |
| 36% | ROCHE | 5 | Pharma giant that makes Valium |
| 36% | AMGEN | 5 | Pharma giant that makes Enbrel |
| 36% | MERC | 4 | German automobile giant who make the SLS-AMG, for short |
| 36% | MERC | 4 | German automobile giant who make the SLS AMG, for short |
| 35% | RICOH | 5 | Japanese electronics giant that makes copiers |
| 35% | APPLE | 5 | Tech giants that make 26-Across |
| 35% | ELILILLY | 8 | Pharma giant that makes Prozac: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MOTO | 4 | Smartphone giants who made the "Razr" and was recently acquired by Lenovo, for short |
| 34% | IBM | 3 | Tech giant that made the first ATM: Abbr. |
| 33% | RABBITTRANSIT | 13 | Bus that makes short hops? |
| 33% | REGIONALAIRLINE | 15 | Carrier that makes short hops |